Warlords of Draenor Initial Toybox Details

The toybox is a new feature in Warlords of Draenor letting users collect vanity items and store them in a special account-wide collection to free up bag space. The toybox is one of many UI improvements in Warlords of Draenor, which also include a collection tab for heirlooms and no more quest items cluttering up bag space.

The Toybox is still in development but we have some initial questions answered today in a blue post from Rygarius:

Vanity items that are equipped, like Burgy Blackheart's Handsome Hat, may be converted into a spell so they can work in the toybox, so you can activate the effect without having to click on the item.

Several rare items like Sylvanas' Music Box may still be character-specific if there's a need for it, but nothing is certain.

Quest items that people hold onto for fun, like Archmage Vargoth's Staff, will be looked out for so they won't go away like other generic quest items.

Gear with fun effects is still up in the air--it's recommended not to delete anything you're unsure about.

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Rygarius

Here's the information I was able to gather. Keep in mind that the Toybox feature is still early in development. Some of the questions may not have an answer yet and functionality may be subject to change as development continues on the feature.

We don't know how that item will interact with the Toybox tab yet as it has a number of special qualities (can be thrown, its effect is activated by simply having it in your inventory). The important thing is none of the items are being removed. If an item doesn't make it into the Toybox tab, the item will remain as it always has.

Some items may be character specific if we find a need for it. Still, a vast majority of the items in the Toybox will be account-wide.

3. Please don't remove quest items like Archmage Vargoth's staff (can't link it for some reason)! I heard quest items won't be placed in your inventory anymore. Please make the exception for these types of items!

We'll be keeping an eye out for quest items that players have been holding onto for fun and won't convert it into a quest item so it wouldn't go away.

Been wanting to know: what about gear with fun effects, like Jade Raccoon? My main's inventory is full of this kind of stuff.

We haven't determined what will or won't be considered a toy and recommend that you don't vendor or delete anything just yet.

You should create a new post with all the items that can go in both the "Toy" and "Heirloom" tabs. That way players could discuss any items they believe should be added or removed from either tab.

Feasibility for the creation of such a list can be looked at later in the testing process once more information is available.

I have Sylvanas Music Box on two toons.... does that get condensed into one item with a shared cooldown between all my toons or can it be made to have two "charges" before setting the cooldown? Or even two separate "toy entries" in the new book or whatever it is?

We're still undecided on how the cooldowns will work at this time.

A final disclaimer. This feature is still early in development. Depending on how it works out once we're able to test it, some things may change. The goal of the Toybox is to free up inventory space. Items that don't make it into the Toybox because of technical or other reasons should still be left alone with no change.

Comments

Comment by Worcester

Any chance we can hire the A-Team to expedite the new Toy Box ahead of Draenor? Would LOVE to see this in a "quality of life" patch.

Comment by erro3

on 2014-01-10T16:02:39-06:00

I play a guardian/feral druid and would love it if we could use vanity items just like everyone else. At least one person in my raid is always in a silly costume, but as a bear/cat I can't use these items and tank/dps at the same time. Shifting into either of those forms automatically cancels the effect.

Boomkins get to use their items regardless of shifting. And Blizz has even turn bear/cat into goblins in the Gob Squad Scenario so I don't see why the use of vanity items is prohibited to us.

Comment by Cielos

on 2014-01-10T16:11:40-06:00

It's a shame they didn't implement this sooner considering most of the toys I've gotten over the years had to be deleted due to lack of space.

I also lost my Rod of Transformation when I did a race switch from human to worgen. At least I have it on one of my alts so if it goes account wide, I can get it back.

Comment by Traynwreck

on 2014-01-10T21:13:25-06:00

So. Much. Awesome.

Comment by Arjuana

on 2014-01-10T21:13:34-06:00

I miss a hookshot-like weapon that only existed while you didn't deliver a quest for the Wildhammer clan, where you could ride black (or twilight?) dragons, kill them, (causing you to fall to ground) and you could skin them. At-level characters can't one-shot or kill them outright.

Comment by Ruhig

on 2014-01-10T23:07:46-06:00

I just want Path of Illidan to become a Toy. Or at least, make a glyph for my Warlock.

Comment by Kalyssa

on 2014-01-10T23:46:17-06:00

So happy everything will be BoA for the most part. Can't wait to have my sky-mirror on all characters. which was a PITA to farm on just one

Comment by Loapaja

on 2014-01-11T00:56:24-06:00

This is such a god-send for a weirdo collector like me. I am delighted.

Comment by Kabonius

on 2014-01-11T02:37:40-06:00

You must know that this is not confusing. You are still red. I will still bleed you to death regardless of what you look like.

Comment by Interest

on 2014-01-11T03:09:37-06:00

I guess while I'm here I'll make another note:

Quest items that people hold onto for fun, like Archmage Vargoth's Staff, will be looked out for so they won't go away like other generic quest items.

I want this damn thing back.

Comment by prettz182

on 2014-01-11T07:13:47-06:00

This is awesome and all but what I really want is a place to put all my tabards. With all the faction tabards and the ude points tabards 50 something spots in my bank are being consumed. Itd be nice to have something like the title tab where all my tabards are listed.

Comment by Zairy

on 2014-01-11T08:35:21-06:00

How about tabards, will they be treated like toys also? I have so many I want to keep and would use them more if I could just flip through them and equip.

Comment by Lionsheart79

on 2014-01-11T09:02:18-06:00

This is a great idea! I remember a friend telling me about when pets took up bag space and then they handled in the same fashion as this. Good idea!

Comment by Shoadowolf

on 2014-01-11T09:54:27-06:00

Cool! :D

Comment by capnbiff

on 2014-01-11T12:08:54-06:00

It would be VERY nice if the list of quest items to be removed from bags included Darkmoon Faire/Gurubashi Arena Pitmaster trinkets. As it stands, you have to have 12 bag slots reserved for several weeks (or months in the case of DMF) in order to get enough loots to get the 12 you need for the final turn-in for the achievement and uber-trinket.

Also in this category are the dinosaur bones from the Isle of Giants. Grinding ten stacks for the mount involves many hours of effort, often spanning several weeks or months. Bags spaces consumed by a slowly growing bone count are bag spaces no longer available for other purposes. My main has a full bank, full void storage and carries about 100 bag slots. After accounting for my armor sets, raid buffs, essential crafting items, fishing and farming gear, and the leftover vanity items that I cannot bear to part with, I walk around with about 24 open slots. Grinding for either bones or arena trinkets would eat up ALL my bag space for weeks. - which is why I have had to hold off on those grinds. Isn't it sad that I cannot play the parts of the game that I want to play because of such a minor, correctable glitch?

A similar issue applies to the Krasarang PVP tokens. Dominance Offensive and Operation Shieldwall tokens are soulbound currencies yet they take up bag space? Why not convert them into a currency just like the Timeless Isle coins or Lesser Charms? Heck, why not treat the dinosaur bones the same way? And what about other BOP currencies, like the Halaa tokens, or ogre beads, or...<fill in item of choice here>...?

Comment by Garmheim

on 2014-01-11T12:50:59-06:00

I really like the idea of the Toy Box. So much thought has gone into the clever transformations and silly to useful items that people at Blizzard have cooked up. I keep many of them just for their ability to make me and others laugh. I have just two wishes for the Toy Box. First, I hope that it will not have all the limitations of the marginally useful Void Storage. My second wish is that the Toy Box comes with a companion Tabard Closet where I can store all the tabards I've accumulated from reputations and other achievements. If I were ranking the Toy Box and Tabard Closet I would have to list them as follows:Tabard Closet: absolute necessity and long overdue.Toy Box: really, really good idea for the next tab added after the Tabard Closet.